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Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA)

The Certified OpenStack Administrator is a certification and exam available from the OpenStack Foundation. Candidates who pass the exam demonstrate their ability to manage OpenStack clouds. This path will teach you how to install and manage OpenStack on Ubuntu and CentOS hosts and will help prepare you for the exam.... Read moreRead less

OpenStack: Installing the Lab Environment

Description

With the growing acceptance of OpenStack clouds there's still the rise in needs for skilled and competent Cloud Administrators. Not only are there a lack of great Linux Administrators but Cloud Administrators are few and far between. Studying and passing your Certified OpenStack Administrator exam is going to put you on pole position to choose the best positions available. In this course, OpenStack: Installing the Lab Environment, you'll learn how to create the Lab Environment for the Certified OpenStack Administrator(COA). First, you'll explore how to configure OpenStack using PackStack on CentOS 7. Next, you'll build an OpenStack environment on Ubuntu 14.04. Finally, you'll learn to manage and administer those services in a multi-node environment. By the end of the course you'll realize the simplicity that PackStack offers and you'll also understand the work that goes into installing OpenStack manually.

Table of contents

Course Overview

2m 4s

What Is OpenStack and the COA?

35m 54s

Installing Ubuntu 14.04

26m 22s

Configuring the Controller Node

21m 45s

Installing the Keystone Identity Service

32m 14s

Installing the Glance Image Service

22m 24s

Installing Nova the Compute Service

30m 6s

Installing Neutron the Network Service

28m 31s

Installing the Horizon Dashboard

13m 20s

Installing Cinder the Volume Service

29m 40s

Using OpenStack

22m 47s

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OpenStack: Getting to Know OpenStack and the COA

Description

Having built the OpenStack Cloud, you need to learn how to manage it. Learning to manage the OpenStack Cloud is going to provide you with the skills needed for the Certified OpenStack Administrator. In this course, OpenStack: Getting to Know OpenStack and the COA, you will explore the exam and the practical format that shapes it. In addition to this, you will learn to the basics of Cloud Administration, forming a platform to move on with more detailed administrative tasks. Finally, you'll learn about working with both the CLI and Dashboard, and you will work with major OpenStack Services including Nova and Neutron. By the end of the course, you will have an OpenStack Cloud where you have connectivity from the host network to the internal virtual machines.

Table of contents

Course Overview

1m 37s

The Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam

33m 2s

Using the PackStack Install of OpenStack

35m 25s

Understanding Back-end Services

19m 39s

Verify Keystone Identity Service

23m 19s

Verify Glance and Cinder Services

18m 27s

Identify and Verify Nova Compute

24m 24s

Identify and Verify Neutron Networking Service

39m 20s

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OpenStack: Managing Identities and Objects

Description

OpenStack administrators are in short supply. In this course, OpenStack: Managing Identities and Objects, you'll develop an understanding of OpenStack management. At the core of OpenStack is Keystone, the identity service. First, you'll begin with a detailed look at managing Keystone Identities and setting up the V3 API. Next, with identities mastered, you'll discover Glance and creating your own Master Images. Additionally, you'll learn how to create multiple Cinder back-ends so you can allow the users to choose their storage type. Virtual machines may also need additional volumes which are provisioned by Cinder. Finally, you'll explore Swift, which allows files and other objects to be stored in the cloud. Understanding these major OpenStack services will have you on your way to mastering OpenStack. By the end of the course, you'll be efficient in working with Keystone, Swift, Cinder, and Glance OpenStack services.

Table of contents

Course Overview

1m 28s

Identity and Object Management in OpenStack

12m 26s

Identity Management Using Keystone

48m 28s

Image Management with Glance

31m 4s

Managing Block Storage with Cinder

46m 14s

Working with the Swift Object Store

24m 31s

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OpenStack: Nova and Neutron

Description

The core services of OpenStack are Nova and Neutron. If you understand these then you can administer OpenStack. In this course, OpenStack: Nova and Neutron, you will learn to manage Neutron Networking, Nova Compute, and HEAT Orchestration services. First, you will delve into using ip netns to jump onto internal networks. Next, you will learn to customize Nova Instances with scripts. Finally, you will dive into automating the build and tear down of resources in an Agile environment using HEAT. When you are finished with this course, you will be competent in working with Neutron, Nova, HEAT, and troubleshooting OpenStack services.